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Thank you for reading Legaltech News! Below are some top stories from LTN and across the ALM news network that you may have missed this week, along with a podcast to download for your trip to work tomorrow morning. As always, let me know with any questions or concerns at zwarren@alm.com, and I hope you have a spectacular week.

– Zach Warren, editor-in-chief, Legaltech News

E-Discovery | Analysis

Assessing E-Discovery Skills Is a Low Firmwide Priority—And That May Not Change

International - Europe | Analysis

It's 'None of Your Business': The Privacy Nonprofit Founded by Lawyer Max Schrems Is Gearing Up

Insurance Litigation | Podcast

A Warning to the Industry: The Emerging Risks of Cannabis Insurance Litigation and Regulation

General Counsel and In House Counsel | Analysis

Legal Departments' Budgets Weather Supply Chain Hurdles, but Salaries Could Impact Tech Spend

By Victoria Hudgins

While ballooning salaries could force legal departments to pull back on legal tech funding in the short term, it's likely... Read More

Law Firm Competition | News

For Paralegals, Pay and Hours Vary Widely by Region, Practice Area

By Patrick Smith

A survey by ALM Intelligence and IPMA reviewed salaries, attrition rates and other data to help firms benchmark their... Read More

Cybersecurity | Analysis

Who's in Law Firms' Incident Response Exercises? Not Marketing, HR or CFOs

By Victoria Hudgins

The good news: Law firms are performing incident response table-top exercises. The bad news: Advisers say some aren't... Read More

Law Firm Management | News

Law Firms Made Historic Gains in 2021. They'll Be Hard to Maintain in 2022.

By Andrew Maloney

Amid a "Great Resignation" and lingering uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, law firms had "one of the strongest years... Read More

Legal Operations | Analysis

With Legal Tech Needs, GCs and CFOs Increasingly See Eye to Eye

By Rhys Dipshan

As organizations push their legal departments to become more productive and look to integrate their disparate tech systems,... Read More

Law Firm Profitability | News

With Profits and Hours Rising, the Stakes Are High for Equity Partner Comp Allocations

By Dan Packel

"It's a year of high drama because the production numbers are historically really distinct," says one recruiter. Read More